payment solutions

Their names are Mooncard, Qonto, Spendesk and many others. Their aim is to replicate the success of consumer 'neobanks' such as N26, Nickel and Revolut in the business world, and to do so they are leveraging digital technology to offer businesses, mainly SMEs, services that are in step with the times: ultra-simple management of...

The 'red tape' in the business world is no longer acceptable In the face of the emergence of neo-banks, is the position of the traditional players in travel payments still as solid as ever? Angelo Caci - The big European and American banks have a great future ahead of them in terms of major accounts, thanks to their global reach, an argument that also plays a role in the...

Excel files are still the norm in many SMEs Combining payment cards and expense management is a key component of your offering. Why link the two? Tristan Leteurtre - In many small and medium-sized businesses, the Excel file is still the norm for expense reports. So we...

AirPlus and HRS, recognised specialists in payment solutions and hotel reservations respectively, have joined forces to publish a new white paper to provide companies with an up-to-date view of business travellers' expectations when it comes to accommodation. The study - available here - illustrates the benefits of payment...

Earlier this year, Artemis Strategy Group surveyed a total of 2,000 business travellers on behalf of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), 2,000 professionals operating in the European, American and Asian markets. The aim was to take stock of the use of business credit cards. The results are in: out of 10 travellers with a business credit card,...

One by one, corporate payment players are expanding the range of solutions available to businesses. BNP Paribas, having launched a virtual card for low-cost airlines, hotels and car hire, followed by a mid-market card for air and rail ticketing, is now issuing a range of corporate payment solutions.

AirPlus specialises in dematerialised payment through its A.I.D.A. stored value and virtual cards. Why is it now rolling out a corporate card offer? Patrick Diemer - We're sticking to our strategy of centralising and dematerialising payments. But we are supplementing this approach with a means of payment that is essential for business travellers...

100 days to go until AirPlus issues its first pan-European corporate card on 24 September. To launch this new offer, the specialist in corporate payment solutions has chosen France, its second largest market after Germany. AirPlus has almost twenty years' experience of this type of product, and is a true expert in the field...

A "serenity" product: this is how Société Générale presents its new corporate card with dynamic cryptogram. This new-generation card has a small screen on the back where the three-digit code changes every hour. This greatly reduces the risk of fraud. In fact, even if the card's...

How has Expensya evolved since its creation? Karim Jouini - Expensya was created three years ago, and the solution has been available since May 2015. Since then, we've seen strong growth, doubling the number of users every four months. Today, we have 3,000 corporate customers of all sizes. Naturally, the...

2016 was a positive year overall for AirPlus, both globally, with a +1.7% increase in transaction volume to €14 billion, and in France. In France, which is one of the main markets for the German specialist in payment solutions for travel spending, AirPlus recorded 9% growth in issues, almost...

Airbnb is continuing its transformation to better meet the needs of business travel. Next year, the sharing economy specialist will be integrating a new automated solution for booking, paying and invoicing business travel, thanks to work carried out with the AirPlus teams. The specialist in centralised payment solutions for business travel...